On Wednesday, October 3, a majority of Americans received a text message with the header “Presidential Alert.” That’s right: The President of the U.S. texted you — sort of. The message wasn’t political pandering, or merely a chance to say hello, but rather a test of the Federal ...
"The WEA system is used to warn the public about dangerous weather, missing children, and other critical situations through alerts on cellphones," FEMA'spost on the message said. "The national test will use the same special tone and vibration as with all WEA messages (i.e. tornado warni...
The test messages are scheduled to be sent out on Oct. 3 at 2:18 p.m and 2:20 p.m. All compatible cell phones connected to participating wireless providers will receive the message. The phone also must be turned on and within range of an active cell tower. Major carriers like AT&T, ...
It's not a political message, but an emergency test message sent from President Donald Trump as part of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's system to warn the public in cases of national emergencies. A majority of cell phone users will receive an alert on Thursday, September 20, with ...
Nationwide test alert to sound on cell phones, TVs, and radios The 5 best apps to test your 5G connection on Android and iOS The EAS test will briefly interrupt the scheduled programming on television and radios. The alert tone will be followed by the EAS test message. The message will be...
Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., warns against Democrats 'weaponizing' the federal government and calls for power to be returned to the states. He also addresses reports of Chinese cell phone hacking and shares his Veterans Day message. Facebook Twitter Email Copy to clipboard Copy to clipboard ...
Devices received the alert via local cell towers. The test signal was be broadcast for 30 minutes and caused a message to display, reading: "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed." Seems like there was generic language about going to...